The battle between Arsenal and Manchester United was hyped up after the game. Whether it was the competition or the fiery conflict, it presented a lot of topics to the outside world.
Henry, Ronaldo, Qin Xiong, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires and other players played impressively. There were long-established veterans and new generation geniuses.
Nishika, Fletcher, Silvestre, Flamini and other players who were clearly dragging down the team on the field became the target of the fans and media's attacks.
The conflict between Qin Xiong and Keane became the hottest topic.
Anyway, the media surrounded Keane crazily after the game and interviewed him about everything that happened in the game.
Keane said that the next time he met Qin Xiong, he would not let him have a good time.
Qin Xiong frankly said in an interview, "A lot of people have said that he is a villain, a butcher. In my opinion, he is scum! The Premier League is fierce, but if the fierce confrontation contains malicious intent, then the Premier League will not be as popular as it is today. I don't care what he thinks. On the field, fair and square, I will beat him, just like in the game just now. If he just wants to fight, okay, I will accompany him. Let's go to the arena. I will let him know that the reason he looks fierce on the field is because others are playing football. He is using despicable means to make himself look scary. "
Qin Xiong's tough response showed the British fans a Chinese player who was not only not afraid, but also had a strong stance.
The battle between the Red Devils and the Gunners caused an uproar in the city.
The Football Association announced an investigation into the conflict between the players in the game and a hearing would be held.
Chelsea made a fortune in the same period and extended his lead to four points.
Arsenal would fight for Qin Xiong's sentence to be reduced. Qin Xiong was bound to be suspended because he made a move in front of the public. However, the sentence would depend on the results of the Football Association's hearing.
The day after the match, Wenger informed Qin Xiong that he could return to Asia ahead of schedule to participate in the Asian World Cup qualifiers.
Originally, the Premier League had overtime in the middle of the week and the 26th round would start on February 6. Qin Xiong would miss the game due to suspension and he would play for the national team on the 9th, so Wenger simply let him go back to Asia directly.
Qin Xiong's injury was not serious. It was just an external wound. After the bleeding was stopped and bandaged, the wound had already scabbed over on the way to Seoul. He would be able to resume training after two or three days of careful nursing, just in time for the national team competition.
Qin Xiong and his personal team arrived in South Korea first and waited for the China national team to meet up with him.
In the first round of Group A of the Asian quarter-finals, the China team was going to challenge the South Korean team.
When news of Qin Xiong's arrival in Seoul was exposed, the Korean sports media swarmed over and followed Qin Xiong's every move after he checked into the hotel. Even the hotel staff who cleaned up for Qin Xiong was stopped by the reporters.
The Korean media wanted to get detailed information about Qin Xiong's recovery from his injury and whether he could play in the game. Was his injury better? What was he doing in the hotel? Was he lying in bed to recuperate? Or was he already able to move normally? Could he cope with the high-intensity game?
If there was an opponent that the Koreans were most afraid of in this game, it would naturally be the captain of the China national team, Qin Xiong!
On February 6, Arsenal, who was seriously affected by his injury, did not sink. Instead, the whole team aroused an unprecedented cohesion and tenacious fighting spirit after the big battle with Manchester United. At Villa Park, Arsenal defeated Aston Villa 3: 1. In the same round of the game, Chelsea's terrifying winning streak was finally ended. When everyone thought that Chelsea would easily take down Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, Manchester City became the team that made Chelsea stumble this season. In the first half of the season, Manchester City gave Chelsea their only defeat in the league. In the 26th round of the second half of the season, Manchester City took another point at Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal shortened the point gap with Chelsea and fell behind their opponent by two points. The battle for the Premier League title entered a white-hot, unprecedentedly intense stage.
On February 7, Qin Xiong, who was practicing in a park in Seoul, was recognized by passers-by and caused a stir. In the afternoon of that day, he met up with the China national team in Seoul.
When the young captain met his national team teammates again a few months later, his changes were more obvious than last summer.
The national team teammates observed that Qin Xiong's body was more powerful. His slender figure could not hide the explosive beauty of his muscles. His change in temperament also shocked his teammates.
It was undeniable that many of his teammates admired Qin Xiong when they learned that he and Keane were tit-for-tat in the Premier League.
If it were them, no one would dare. They would probably have to behave with their tails between their legs.
During the team's run-in training, Qin Xiong's skills had also improved significantly compared to last summer's AFC Asian Cup campaign.
They, who already had a gap, were being left further and further behind by Qin Xiong step by step.
Qin Xiong was mentally prepared for this situation. At least he had said to his teammates last summer: If you have the ability and opportunity, you must go to a better league to train and grow!
Even if you don't seek a breakthrough, your strength can be maintained in a higher-level league environment!
I'm improving, and you're still in the same place. Of course, the gap will get bigger and bigger.
Among them, only Liu Yi and Zhang Pengfei seemed to have made greater progress than last summer.
Liu Yi helped Nürnberg to stay in the Bundesliga, and Zhang Pengfei had a little fame in the Portuguese Super League.
Arihan could also see that the future China national team relied on these three players the most.
At the pre-match press conference, Arihan attended with the captain, Qin Xiong.
The Korean media targeted Qin Xiong with the "violent incident" that had just happened to Qin Xiong in the Premier League.
In their words, Qin Xiong not only caused a terrible disaster, but he was also an evil bastard!
In the face of the Korean media's unanimous condemnation, they wanted nothing more than to put pressure on Qin Xiong and make the current biggest star player in Asia play abnormally in the game.
Qin Xiong waited for the Chinese translator to translate the Korean reporters' questions for him with an ugly expression. Instead, he smiled.
Yes, he thought it was ridiculous.
He said bluntly in Chinese, "When Li Tianxiu deliberately kicked Maldini's head in the World Cup, wasn't that a crime? According to the standards of the Koreans, what I did in the Premier League should be what you support the most, and it should be what you stand up to defend. You should say: Qin Xiong showed a fighting spirit of hard work. Some collateral damage was inevitable in the fierce confrontation, but this is the embodiment of his competitive spirit! He didn't do anything wrong. He is the best player, and we are proud of him! Hahaha, hahahaha … "
Qin Xiong couldn't help but lower his head and laugh in the end.
The Korean reporters at the scene were all stunned after listening to the translation. The press conference was dead silent.
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